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World tourism numbers exceed 1.1 billion in 2014 with 4.7pc increase
NEW YORK: The UN report shows that international tourist numbers crossed 1.1 billion in 2014, an increase of 4.7% on...
Finance Ministry aims to reduce petrol price by Rs 10/litre from Feb 1
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry aims to reduce the petrol price from February 1. The price of petrol is expected to...
PAC urges demarcation of govt land, Bahria Town occupies 1500 kanals of CDA in zone-IV
ISLAMABAD: Bahria Town has occupied 1500 kanals land of Capital development Authority (CDA) in zone-IV of Islamabad, said audit authorities...
Pakistan Railways leases out 89.204 acres agricultural, 1.339 acres commercial land
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has leased out 90.543 acres land in Hyderabad. The purpose of leasing is to generate more revenue...
Guddu Thermal Power Plant tripping suspends electricity in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab for 12 hours
ISLAMABAD: Guddu Thermal Power Plant has tripped due to leakage from the gas pipeline. It was resulted into shut down...
UK customs, immigration officials check two PIA flights
KARACHI: Passengers of two PIA flights were not allowed to leave the plane for an hour by UK customs and...
PAC takes notice of Rs 7 billion irregularities in Pakistan Steel Mills
ISLAMABAD: The sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has taken notice of irregularities in Pakistan Steel Mills and was not...
Power breakdown deprives citizens of 250 million gallons/day: KWSB
KARACHI: The water crisis has increased as the power breakdown in the country stopped the functioning of all the pumping...
Power shortfall reduces to 2950MW, hydel generation stands at 2000MW, thermal 1720MW, IPPs 5830MW
ISLAMABAD: The shortfall of power has reduced to 29,50 MW as the total generation was recorded as 9,550 MW against...
CPPA requests NEPRA to reduce Rs 3.20 per unit in power charges
ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchase Agency (CPPA) requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to decrease electricity charges for...
Threatened by 40,000 Indian companies, pharma sector concerned over Drug Pricing Policy draft
KARACHI:Pharma Bureau Co-Chairman Arshad Hussain said lack of a functioning regulatory environment conforming to international standards, leads to a failure...
Amidst WB’s US$ 76.4m project for 112,000 farmers, Sindh and Chinese firm to boost agri sector
KARACHI: Jangsu Huachang Chemical Company limited, a Chinese firm, and the Sindh government have agreed to conceive the planning for...
KCA announces spot rates for cotton crop 2014-2015
KARACHI: Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) on Wednesday announced the following KCA spot rates for local dealing in Pak rupees for...
Tanker with 65,000 tons oil reach Karachi Port: PSO claims uninterrupted petrol supply
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has claimed that the uninterrupted supply of petroleum products is continuing to all the filling...
Govt to give PSO Rs40b to import oil: POL prices being reduced from Rs8.5 to Rs14 per litre
KARACHI: The government is further reducing prices of petroleum products from Rs8.5 per litre to Rs14 per litre from February...
Having worked in over 36 countries, Nespak gets 15 dams’ contract in Saudi Arabia
LAHORE: The National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) has got a new contract for the supervision of 15 small dams’ project...
9 projects worth Rs165b recommended to Ecnec: CDWP okays Rs41b worth 21 projects
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting, chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, has approved 21...
Attock Petroleum earns Rs1.47b, Maple Leaf posts Rs1.43b profit, National Refinery’s sale decline to Rs91.7b
KARACHI: Attock Petroleum Limited has posted profit of Rs1.47 billion, translating into earnings per share at Rs17.69 for the six...
Having worked in over 36 countries, Nespak gets 15 dams’ contract in Saudi Arabia
LAHORE: The National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) has got a new contract for the supervision of 15 small dams’ project...
Threatened by 40,000 Indian companies, pharma sector concerned over Drug Pricing Policy draft
KARACHI - Pharma Bureau Co-Chairman Arshad Hussain said lack of a functioning regulatory environment conforming to international standards, leads to...
